Glove construction



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GLOVE CONSTRUCTION Film?. Fab. 9uu 1939 A'rToRNEY mamma-Sheet Patented Mar. 1l, 1941V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in gloves. 4

The object of my invention is to provide a 'new glove in which the back and palm portions' are eeparoted as to certain portions of the linger ex- Y fourchette and also a giove wherein o single blank is used in conjunction with such a single integral fourchette as to minimize either the hand work or machine work necessary to. complete the glove.

Another object of my invention ls to provide o. thumb construction cut ln the form of a. blank whereby to simplify the formation of the. thumb and still give an open bellows type therefor to provide ample room for the endof the wearer-s thumb. i

A further object of my invention is to provide on integral fourchette for a glove, such lourchette easily die or hand cut from a single piece of leather without Wastage or with ominimum of wostage. l

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a back view of a complete giove em v boclying my invention, the disposition o1' my in tegral fourchette being disclosed between the iingers.

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrommntic 'view' in perspective or the palm, baci; und fourchette portions of my glove in pr -assembly" positions.

Fig. 3 is a plan of my single integral palm and back portion of my giove. f

Fig. 4 is n. plan view of my integral Afourchette as it appears when out or struck from the blank. Fig. 5 is an elevation, palm view, of a thumb construction for my glove. u Fig. 6 is an elevation of my thumb construction in a view diametricaily opposite that shown l in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is anout'side view oi' the little linger construction incorporated in my glove.

Fig. 8 is anl outside view of the index linger construction embodying my invention.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of one of the middlev fingers of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a plan vievv oi my -blank for forming a thumb ot my glove and showing the fourchette lor the tip thereof.

Like parts are designated by the same refer-` glove construction elnbodyihiir my `ence characters throughout the several views.

I attribute the success of my invention to the fact that I have not only improved the appear ance yund comfort of a glove but I have also provided e. single fourchette which is so economically derived without wastage from a small piece bellows of material which might otherwise be in itself waste material and which is readily assemblable with the palm and bock portions of e. glove by relatively unskilled labor.

While my drawings show e giove made from on integral blank for palm and back portions, my invention obviously will be as' easily incorporated in a glove in which such portions are separately cut. l i

As shown in Fig. 3, the integral blank 2li to form the palm 2l and back 22 portionsV of rny giove is either hand orV die cut to provide slots at 23 and 24 to delineate front and back portions 28 undy 2B ci' the little linger. 'Slots 21' and 28 to demark with said slots 23 and 24, the back portion 2l and the front portion 3l of the thirdlinger. Slots Il and 32 to demark with said slots 21 and 28, the back portion 33 and the front portion Il of the middle linger and a notch 35 to indicate the end of a fold line 38 (Fig. 1), and to delineate the tip or the index finger.

It will be seen from close examination of the blank thus lar described that the vfinger portions attached to the palm 2i and to the back 22 are of identical length. I ilnd this best suited to my inventi n since the continuous fourchette hereinafter to be described ilts naturally to the tips o! the nngers when such tips are of identical length. It will Vbe seen, oi course, 23, 21 and J2 extend more deeply into the back portion 22 than do the corresponding slots 24,' 28 and 3l thus providing for the inherently greatthat the slots shape of my fourchette blank is The blank shown in Fig'. 3 having beenfolded along a fold line indicated in a dotted line at 2l, the palm and back portions 2l and 22 take their natural positions as shown in Figs. land 2 and the integral fourchette 40 which forms such on important part in 'my'invention is receivable between the finger therewith. i -My continuous integral fourchette shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4 is out by hand or die out' to the vshnpe shown in Fig. 4. It will be noted that there are three hairpin bends at Il, 42 and portions for tlnal assembly 43 to provide properly shaped crotch sections for the fourchette to be disposed at the three crutches, at 4l, 45 and 46, respectively, and between these crotch sections the fourchette narrows down somewhat at 4l and 48 to provide the tips of the middle and third fingers, respectively, the wider portions of the fourchette adjacent the Y shown in Fig. 5 and the seam crotches M, 42 and 43 being intended to provide for the thickened sections of the nngers of the wearer adjacent the bases of the fingers.

fit the ends of the fourchette 40, I provide tapered tips 40 and 50 which extend around the tips of the little finger and index finger, respectively, and terminate at the ends of the notches 35 and 5l, respectively, notch 5i being formed when the seam along the line I is closed by sewing or otherwise. thus providing a bellows type v tip for each of said fingers.

As shown in Fig. 2, when my fourchette Il is folded into the shape to take its place between the fingers of the folded blank 2l, a simple sewing operation extending from tip to tip "-50 and back again completes the assembly of the finger portions of the glove which constitutes the most difficult hand or machine work to be encountered in the assembly of any glove.

Any glove maker will find it exceedingly easy to assemble the finger sections and my continuous fourchette since the shape of the crotch portions 4i, 42 and 43 will be found to adapt themselves, seemingly automatically, to the sloping crotch between the fingers and to dispose the intermediate sections such as 41 and 4I along the side seams of the lingers.

Likewise around the tips of the index and little lingers, the pointed sections 49 and 5I provide bellows tips for these fingers and naturally close into the notches Il and Bl without skillful ntting.

The closing of the seam at is, of course, the simplest of hand or machine sewing and there remains merely the provision of a thumb to complete the glove.

The blank l5 for my glove thumb is made as shown in Fig. to provide a thumb and thumb tip in keeping with the type of construction which is found in the index and little fingers of my glove and, in fact, in keeping with my entire giove construction, My thumb l5 is in general an orthodox, well known type of thumb construction for reception into an assembly along the margins of the thumb gouge 31.' but in addition thereto, I provide a bellows type fourchette completely around the tip li which is preferably cut integral with the blank but which, of course, may be made as a separate lnsertable bellows tip if so desired. I have found, however, that in practical glove making the formation of the bellows tip 58 integral with the blank is the more practical and acceptable practice unless a contrasting material or color is desired.

The blank l5 is folded along a dotted line 51 upon the opposite face of the thumb at 5B is closed by sewing or otherwise, thus leaving the bellows type tip 5t to be secured to the tip margins of the thumb along the lines 59 and Il, thus completing the glove.

From the above description, it will be seen that the seam lines whereby to secure by integral fourchette 40 between the finger portions as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is the simplest of glove manufacturing operations, either when viewed from the point of view of hand or machine manufacture. In fact, I have found that a glove made in accordance with my invention requires no fitting up but is readily handled from beginning to end as an assembly operation by the ordinary closen In fact, a closer can initiate a sewing operation either in handwerk or by machine at the point 5| which starts around the tip of the little finger and can follow either the palm line or the back line of stitching throughout my fourchette to the tip 50 thereof. Then, without releasing the stitch, the work may be inverted and the stitch upon the opposite palm or back face may be completed not only to the point 5I, but actually throughout the seam along the line I6 to the wrist margin of the glove.

The thumb portion of the glove assembly is, of course. a separate stitching operation but is likewise of the simplest type and the bellows tip I8 is readily closed in without exercise of special skill.

Not only is the assembly of my glove simplified, but the materials initially used for the blank for my fourchette 40 and for the thumb 55 with the bellows tip 56 result in no waste material or in such insignificant waste as to be a marked improvement over any type of glove manufacture heretofore provided.

To those skilled in this art, it will be apparent likewise that my invention is adapted not only to leather but to any other type's of material acceptable for glove construction and that where contrasting materials either as to color or quality are to be worked into a single glove, the resultant product will be found to have style and a degree of conservative taste due to the fact that my fourchette has eliminated seams or joints at the linger tips and crotches. It is, therefore, not excessively conspicuous and is readily adapted to either gauge, PK., inseam, trimmer or hand construction, and it will be found that in gloves requiring special strength quirks may be incorporated without complication. Furthermore, dies customarily heretofore used for palm and back portions are usable without change in making my improved glove.

I claim:

1. A thumb for a glove, said thumb including a blank folded medially and provided with a notch and curved ends adjacent the thumb tip, the tip of the thumb having a fourchette extending integrally with said blank from the notch, and a line of stitching securing the fourchette to the curved ends and connecting the free margin of the thumb to close the same opposite the folded line.

2. A fourchette for a glove comprising an integral strip of fourchette material of a length to extend from the index to the little finger tips and having three acute angles, one of said angles being approximately midway of the length of the fourchette and the other two being spaced from the respective ends thereof a distance slightly greater than the length of the index and little fingers respectively of the glove to be formed thereby.

WILLIAM H. BANOVIC. 

